Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 

 1978-Con 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Shelby 



Spencer 



Starke 



FARMS 



Land in farms . 



Han/ested cropland _ 



-farms, 1982_, 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



.farms, 1982_. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners ...farms, 1982., 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland.. farms, 1982. 



1978- 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



Pan owners. farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978- 



Owned land in farms acres, 1982-. 



1978- 



Renled land in farms acres, 1982- 



1978. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982- 



1978- 



acres, 1982- 



1978- 



Tenants - --farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland... farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 1982. 



1978. 

 Not on farm operated _ 1982. 



1978. 

 Not reported 1982. 



1978. 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming - 1982. 



1978. 



Other 1982. 



1978. 



Operators by days of work off farm: 



None.. 1982. 



1978. 



Any 1982. 



1978. 



1 to 49 days 1982. 



1978. 

 50 to 99 days 1982. 



1978. 

 100 to 149 days 1982. 



1978. 

 150 to 199 days 1982. 



1978. 

 200 days or more 1982. 



1978. 



Not reported 1982. 



1978. 



1982 operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



Operators by age group: 



Under 25 years 1982. 



1978. 

 25 to 34 years 1982. 



1976- 

 35 to 44 years 1982- 



1978- 

 45 to 54 years - -.. 1982. 



1978- 



55 to 64 years - 1982- 



1978. 



65 years and over 1982. 



1978. 



Average age 1982. 



1978. 



623 

 704 

 177 

 156 

 83 



605 

 660 

 278 

 288 



396 

 476 

 404 

 422 



85 



84 



9 



24 



26 



26 



40 



42 



244 



246 



63 

 50 



43 

 63 

 137 

 480 

 17 6 

 160 



54 

 54 

 140 

 143 

 178 

 213 

 192 

 206 



194 

 198 

 125 

 134 

 479 

 48.0 



802 

 882 

 123 

 126 

 81 

 85 



504 

 549 

 502 

 544 



337 

 404 

 601 

 651 



57 

 62 

 28 

 24 

 35 

 28 

 65 

 67 

 416 

 470 



41 



70 



158 



591 



22 

 36 

 128 

 130 

 215 

 254 

 244 

 219 



199 

 266 

 198 

 188 

 506 

 50.3 



346 

 349 

 75 

 68 

 43 

 60 



147 

 150 

 317 

 327 



124 

 133 

 326 

 334 



22 



27 



11 



14 



12 



5 



36 



30 



245 



258 



14 

 10 



21 

 29 

 85 

 216 

 16 6 

 113 



20 



5 



62 



46 

 99 

 120 

 100 

 92 



101 

 124 

 82 

 90 

 49.8 

 51.4 



716 

 777 

 151 

 165 

 95 

 106 



575 

 620 

 387 

 428 



411 

 455 

 461 

 535 



66 

 77 

 23 

 29 

 24 

 23 

 34 

 46 

 314 

 360 



90 

 58 



37 

 67 

 177 

 494 

 18.1 

 187 



37 

 54 

 165 

 120 

 160 

 212 

 221 

 268 



219 

 238 

 160 

 156 

 49.5 

 49.2 



619 

 663 

 127 

 144 

 85 

 123 



377 

 426 

 454 

 504 



255 

 322 

 529 

 572 



47 

 61 

 19 

 19 

 28 

 16 

 52 

 34 

 383 

 442 



47 

 36 



49 

 47 

 133 

 427 

 18,5 

 175 



17 

 28 

 131 

 134 

 172 

 223 

 198 

 194 



181 

 202 

 132 

 149 

 49.4 

 48.9 



364 

 408 

 82 

 96 

 47 

 61 



253 

 300 

 240 

 265 



175 

 211 

 288 

 331 



36 

 45 

 22 

 20 

 10 

 16 

 22 

 33 

 198 

 217 



30 

 23 



34 

 41 

 80 

 255 

 17.2 

 83 



21 

 36 

 95 

 73 

 91 

 139 

 135 

 133 



90 



114 



61 



70 



47,0 



47.8 



202 INDIANA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



